... Ahmed Elmohamady was born on 1987-09-09. Some people stop me in Hull and mention it. I watch Premier League games as well as those in Europe and Africa. Neil Warnock was given a loud welcome back to Selhurst Park ahead of the visit of Burnley. He has always spoken to me and given me advice, even about life outside football. “A lot of it in England is based on size and a lot of people said to me I wouldn’t get anywhere when I was young because I was little,” Ings says. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Put that with hard work, and you need some talent too – I am not one to blow my own trumpet – it can be a powerful force. “I still have that mentality now,” he says, “I have my job to do and giving my all to help the team stay in the league. It was a similarly great feeling to score at St James’s Park on Saturday. George Boyd and Ahmed Elmohamady battle for the ball. Not that I had a choice.”. They have struggled at times but there have also been soaring highs like the win over champions Manchester City and, for Ings personally, a goal at Old Trafford. Everyone was watching. You work extremely hard and never settle for what you are.”, It will be no different next season when he decides on his future. Zaki scored a lot of goals up until January that year but then got injured against Zambia for the national team and he didn’t get back to England, he just stayed for a week in Egypt. I knew going into the match with Newcastle that if I scored I would celebrate with a dance for my son. “I’m still not the biggest but I am not small. Kieran Trippier scores an goal to give Swansea the points. View the profiles of people named Ahmed Bob Mohamady. But I like my new boss at Stoke, especially his team talks. I don't think he has missed a training session in all the time we have been together. He’s clever. He had played fantastically well but it ended with some trouble. Ings scoring against West Bromwich Albion in February, Ings has nine goals in 29 Premier League games this season, Ings credits his recent success to 'hard work and believing'. © 2011-2017 Sports Mole Ltd. All rights reserved. It is still a big thing. What I do have is great pace. I am ready for a few sleepless nights. I work every day to get quicker. "Aston Villa is a great club and I am thrilled to join – it's one of the very biggest clubs in England and its history and tradition is there for all to see. Scott Arfield curls the ball past Rob Green to put Burnley into the lead. The impetus came after a picture at a match of him kissing a disabled boy, Joseph Skinner, on the forehead, went viral.